Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-85.70

Insurance Pool.

A. 1. Except as provided for in subsections E though I of this

section, volunteer fire departments organized pursuant to state law

may obtain workers’ compensation insurance for volunteer

firefighters through the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool

pursuant to requirements established by CompSource Mutual Insurance

Company which shall administer the Pool. For the premium set by

CompSource Mutual Insurance Company, the state shall provide Fifty-

five Dollars ($55.00) per firefighter per year. Except as otherwise

provided by subsection D of this section, the total amount paid by

the state shall not exceed Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Three

Hundred Thirty-eight Dollars ($320,338.00) per year or so much

thereof as may be necessary to fund the Volunteer Firefighter Group

Insurance Pool.

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2. CompSource Mutual Insurance Company shall collect the

premium from state agencies, public trusts, and other

instrumentalities of the state. Any funds received by CompSource

Mutual Insurance Company from any state agency, public trust, or

other instrumentality for purposes of workers’ compensation

insurance pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit

of the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool. CompSource

Mutual Insurance Company shall collect premiums, pay claims, and

provide for excess insurance as needed.

B. CompSource Mutual Insurance Company shall electronically

report, annually, to the Governor, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate the

number of enrollees in the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance

Pool, and the amount of any anticipated surplus or deficiency of the

Pool; and shall also provide to the Governor, the Speaker of the

House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate

sixty (60) days’ advance notice of any proposed change in rates for

the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool.

C. The amount of claims paid, claim expenses, underwriting

losses, loss ratio, or any other financial aspect of the Volunteer

Firefighter Group Insurance Pool shall not be considered when

determining or considering bids for the amount of any premiums,

rates, or expenses owed by, or any discounts, rebates, dividends, or

other financial benefits owed to any other policyholder of

CompSource Mutual Insurance Company.

D. Except as otherwise provided by law, any increase in the

state payment rate for volunteer firefighters under the Volunteer

Firefighter Group Insurance Pool shall not exceed five percent (5%)

per annum. Any proposed change in rates for the Volunteer

Firefighter Group Insurance Pool must be approved by the Board of

Directors of CompSource Mutual Insurance Company with notice

provided pursuant to subsection B of this section. CompSource

Mutual Insurance Company shall not increase premiums for the

Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool more than once per annum.

E. 1. The provisions of subsections A through D of this

section shall apply only to workers’ compensation claims for

volunteer firefighters incurred prior to the effective date of this

act.

2. Not later than the effective date of this act, the Volunteer

Firefighter Group Insurance Pool shall be transferred to the Office

of Management and Enterprise Services Comprehensive Professional

Risk Management Program. Provided, existing reserves from the Pool

shall remain with CompSource Mutual Insurance Company for the

purpose of managing claims incurred prior to the effective date of

this act. All claims incurred on and after the effective date of

this act shall be administered by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services (OMES).

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3. OMES may contract with a third-party administrator or hire

not more than two full-time personnel for the purposes of

administering the Pool.
curred prior to the effective date of

this act. All claims incurred on and after the effective date of

this act shall be administered by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services (OMES).

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3. OMES may contract with a third-party administrator or hire

not more than two full-time personnel for the purposes of

administering the Pool.

4. Nothing in this section shall be construed to permit OMES to

administer workers’ compensation to a paid fire department as such

term is defined in Section 29-104.1 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma

Statutes.

F. 1. Volunteer fire departments organized pursuant to state

law may obtain workers’ compensation insurance for volunteer

firefighters through the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool

pursuant to requirements established by the Office of Management and

Enterprise Services Comprehensive Professional Risk Management

Program.

2. OMES shall collect a premium of One Hundred Twenty Dollars

($120.00) per firefighter per year from state agencies, public

trusts, and other instrumentalities of the state. Any funds

received by OMES from any state agency, public trust, or other

instrumentality for purposes of workers’ compensation insurance

pursuant to this section shall be deposited to the credit of the

Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool. OMES shall collect

premiums, pay claims, and provide for excess insurance as needed.

G. OMES shall electronically report, annually, to the Governor,

the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President Pro

Tempore of the Senate the number of enrollees in the Volunteer

Firefighter Group Insurance Pool, and the amount of any anticipated

surplus or deficiency of the Pool; and shall also provide to the

Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the

President Pro Tempore of the Senate sixty (60) days’ advance notice

of any proposed change in rates for the Volunteer Firefighter Group

Insurance Pool.

H. The amount of claims paid, claim expenses, underwriting

losses, loss ratio, or any other financial aspect of the Volunteer

Firefighter Group Insurance Pool shall not be considered when

determining or considering bids for the amount of any premiums,

rates, or expenses owed by, or any discounts, rebates, dividends, or

other financial benefits owed to any other policyholder of OMES.

I. Except as otherwise provided by law, any increase in the

state payment rate for volunteer firefighters under the Volunteer

Firefighter Group Insurance Pool shall not exceed five percent (5%)

per annum. Any proposed change in rates for the Volunteer

Firefighter Group Insurance Pool must be approved by the Director of

the Office of Management and Enterprise Services with notice

provided pursuant to subsection G of this section. OMES shall not

increase premiums for the Volunteer Firefighter Group Insurance Pool

more than once per annum.

J. For purposes of this section, the term “volunteer fire

departments” includes those volunteer fire departments which have

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authorized voluntary or uncompensated workers rendering services as

firefighters and are created by statute pursuant to Section 592 of

Title 18 of the Oklahoma Statutes, Sections 29-201 through 29-206 of

Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes, and those defined by Section 351

of Title 19 of the Oklahoma Statutes.